EP 3666165 A1 20200617 - SUPERLUMINESCENT DIODE MODULE
Title (en)
SUPERLUMINESCENT DIODE MODULE
Title (de)
SUPERLUMINESZIERENDES DIODENMODUL
Title (fr)
MODULE DE DIODE SUPERLUMINESCENTE
Publication
Application
Priority
GB 201820370 A 20181213
Abstract (en)
A module accommodates multiple superluminescent light emitting diodes, SLEDs, 12r, 12g and 12b. The SLEDs are arranged in an enclosure and output respective light beams to propagate into free space within the enclosure. The individual light beams from the SLED sources are combined into a single beam path within the enclosure using beam combiners 40r-g, 40rg-b. Each beam combiner is realised as a planar optical element, the back side of which is arranged to receive an SLED beam and route it through the optical element to the front side where it is combined with another SLED beam that is incident on and reflected by the front side. The free-space propagating combined beam is output from the module via an optical fibre 42 (or through a window).
IPC 8 full level
A61B 1/06 (2006.01); A61B 3/10 (2006.01); A61B 3/12 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); G01B 9/02 (2006.01); G01J 3/10 (2006.01); G02B 6/42 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP GB US)
A61B 1/046 (2022.02 - EP US); A61B 1/0638 (2013.01 - US); A61B 1/0684 (2013.01 - EP); A61B 3/0008 (2013.01 - EP); A61B 3/102 (2013.01 - EP); A61B 3/12 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 5/0066 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 5/0075 (2013.01 - EP); A61B 5/6803 (2013.01 - EP US); G01B 9/02007 (2013.01 - EP); G01B 9/02091 (2013.01 - EP); G01J 3/10 (2013.01 - GB); G02B 6/0006 (2013.01 - US); G02B 6/4214 (2013.01 - EP); G02B 6/4268 (2013.01 - EP); G02B 6/4286 (2013.01 - EP); G02B 27/1006 (2013.01 - GB US); G02B 27/126 (2013.01 - US); H01L 25/0753 (2013.01 - GB); G01J 3/10 (2013.01 - EP); G01J 2003/102 (2013.01 - GB)
Citation (applicant)
- WO 2006039154 A1 20060413 - AXSUN TECH INC [US], et al
- US 2005083533 A1 20050421 - ATIA WALID A [US], et al
- US 2011080591 A1 20110407 - JOHNSON BARTLEY C [US], et al
Citation (search report)
- [XYI] US 2005083533 A1 20050421 - ATIA WALID A [US], et al
- [XI] US 2007096042 A1 20070503 - VELEZ CHRISTIAN [CH], et al
- [X] US 2016000320 A1 20160107 - SHARMA UTKARSH [US], et al
- [X] US 2008272379 A1 20081106 - LAINO VALERIO [CH], et al
- [X] US 2012162659 A1 20120628 - GOLDBERG BRIAN [US], et al
- [X] US 2014180012 A1 20140626 - YOSHINO MASAHIRO [JP], et al
- [Y] US 2008100848 A1 20080501 - KOBAYASHI KOJI [JP]
- [A] EP 1643236 A2 20060405 - TOPCON CORP [JP]
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated extension state (EPC)
BA ME
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 3666165 A1 20200617; EP 3666165 B1 20220608; DK 3666165 T3 20220704; GB 201820370 D0 20190130; GB 2579801 A 20200708; GB 2579801 B 20210414; US 11131795 B2 20210928; US 11918376 B2 20240305; US 2020192017 A1 20200618; US 2021396922 A1 20211223; US 2024197247 A1 20240620
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 19213265 A 20191203; DK 19213265 T 20191203; GB 201820370 A 20181213; US 201916707059 A 20191209; US 202117467348 A 20210906; US 202418429420 A 20240131